Jessica Placzek

Jessica Placzek is a podcast reporter, producer and editor. At KQED Public Radio in San Francisco she produces and edits Bay Curious, a show that answers listener questions about the Bay Area. Through KALW, she is also working with the men incarcerated at Solano State Prison to produce a new StoryCorps style podcast, Uncuffed. Earlier this year she co-hosted and produced the third season of Raw Material for SFMOMA. Her work has appeared on Marketplace, All Things Considered, The California Report, and Vice. She’s also worked as a reporter for KPFA in Berkeley, KALW in San Francisco and The Nola Defender in New Orleans. Notable teaching experiences include designing lesson plans integrating arts and sciences while living in the Amazon jungle and teaching children English in a remote Nepali village.